Taverner primitive itching less

[franksolich]

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Oh my.

Taverner  (1000+ posts)        Wed Apr-12-06 05:49 PM
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Bizarre question: can Vicodin give you hives like poison oak?

I've been taking Vicodin, perhaps too much and for too long. I stopped taking it today. No problem stopping, and I've noticed my constipation is gone. Long gone. But I digress....

While taking it I developed a rash - much like that of when you get poison oak or ivy. This started to spread, which led me to think I had contact with poison oak - so I washed with Technu (I swear by this stuff - it's worth the $$$$) but it didn't go away.

I started to take less and less vicodin, which led me to itch less. Now it's almost gone.

Taverner  (1000+ posts)        Wed Apr-12-06 05:59 PM
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5. Thing is I've taken Vicodin before without this side effect...but I wasn't taking over the reccomended dosage. It might be the overdosing of Tylenol too...

Taverner  (1000+ posts)        Wed Apr-12-06 06:14 PM
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9. Funny - same thing with my knee

Back when I was 21 or so, I ripped apart my ACL. They reconstructed it and all was good.

Years later, I started mashing up my maniscus, and last week I really crunched it. I can literally feel the torn maniscus pop sometimes when bending my knee.

So tomorrow I see and orthopedic surgeon and I'm hoping he reccomends surgery.

Taverner  (1000+ posts)        Wed Apr-12-06 05:58 PM
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4. I got the hives while taking it

The reaction started going away when I went off it.

And I don't think I was addicted, just liking the fact my knee didn't kill every minute of the day.

I'm hyperdosing Naproxen now, which works much better...

Taverner  (1000+ posts)        Wed Apr-12-06 06:04 PM
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7. Well I'm not really getting the hives anyway

And I'm not sure it was hives to begin with. Hives for me are usually an all over body experience. This was in specific places, much like poison oak.

Ediacara  (1000+ posts)        Wed Apr-12-06 07:30 PM
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11. Locking

Taverner, please seek the advice of a medical professional. From the DU rules, Do not post messages asking for medical advice.

[thundley4]

I've been taking Vicodin, perhaps too much and for too long. I stopped taking it today. No problem stopping, and I've noticed my constipation is gone. Long gone. But I digress......


So tomorrow I see and orthopedic surgeon and I'm hoping he reccomends surgery.

This is the reason the DUmmie weaned himself off the Vicodin.  He's hoping for surgery and to get some stronger drugs.

[I_B_Perky]

I've been taking Vicodin, perhaps too much and for too long. I stopped taking it today. No problem stopping, and I've noticed my constipation is gone. Long gone. But I digress......


So tomorrow I see and orthopedic surgeon and I'm hoping he reccomends surgery.

I guess the dumbass never went and looked at the side effects of the drug.

And what idiot hopes for surgery? 

[Chris_]

File that under TMI.

[Skul]

Tylenol really helps reduce itching.
He should take a lot more of it. 

[franksolich]

This is probably the stupidest question of the day, and here it is, not even 6:00 a.m. yet.

To me, "hives" is just a word.  I've seen it a lot of times, but have no idea what it is.  It's just a word.

One time when I took penicillin--I was about 20, 21, years old--I had a reaction, but a mild one which never occurred again.

I got little red bumps on the arms, a phenomenon which went away after a few days.

Was that the "hives"?

I'm trying really hard to understand the health problems of the primitives--and oh God, do the primitives seem to have them--so I can be more empathetic to them, more understanding of them, more compassionate towards them, but damn, they just seem to have a whole lot of problems with which I can't relate.

[Randy]

It's more than likely the new flea collar stopped the itching over anything else.